NASOTRACHEAL TUBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nasotracheal tube mean? 

• NASOTRACHEAL TUBE (noun)
  The noun NASOTRACHEAL TUBE has 1 sense:

1. a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen

  Familiarity information: NASOTRACHEAL TUBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NASOTRACHEAL TUBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("nasotracheal tube" is a kind of...):

endotracheal tube (a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents)